Hello,
I'm new to this forum, and with a bit of luck will also be a new biker very soon.
I've got a deal lined up for a 2000 Honda Magna, the exterior is in pristine condition. It's been sitting for 3 years and the gas tank seems badly rusted, I know it will obviously need a full fluids flush and maybe new oil filter and spark plugs? Thing is the guy is about as ignorant to engine repair as I am. He bought a new battery but can't get it to start.
It's being offered to me by a father of 3 for $2000, he seems financially secure and like a strait up guy. Says he hardly ever rode it and that it was running great the last time he was on it. But he is a stranger and I don't want to buy it unless I know I can get it going for less than $700.
What can I expect in repairs? Is the rust situation a no-go? And what must be done to get it started BEFORE I buy it? I've heard say that Hondas don't rot, they wait. I went to see it today so here's some pics.
I'm new to this forum, and with a bit of luck will also be a new biker very soon.
I've got a deal lined up for a 2000 Honda Magna, the exterior is in pristine condition. It's been sitting for 3 years and the gas tank seems badly rusted, I know it will obviously need a full fluids flush and maybe new oil filter and spark plugs? Thing is the guy is about as ignorant to engine repair as I am. He bought a new battery but can't get it to start.
It's being offered to me by a father of 3 for $2000, he seems financially secure and like a strait up guy. Says he hardly ever rode it and that it was running great the last time he was on it. But he is a stranger and I don't want to buy it unless I know I can get it going for less than $700.
What can I expect in repairs? Is the rust situation a no-go? And what must be done to get it started BEFORE I buy it? I've heard say that Hondas don't rot, they wait. I went to see it today so here's some pics.